U2 tribute band from Charlotte, NC John Richardson- Vocals Alexander Yasneski- Guitar Arthur Morgan - Bass Jim. The song does of course give us the title for Rattle And Hum, and it appears live there, and I think I shall do a second review of the song from that album. Bullet The Blue Sky, Charlotte, North Carolina. It is perfectly placed within the album, it forms a fantastic pairing with Running To Stand Still, but like I’ve said on other Joshua Tree songs, even the lowest rated songs would be top two or three on most of their other albums. Note I say stated, not actual values, because they’re two separate things, as I note in the first paragraph above.īullet The Blue Sky is another of those really good songs on The Joshua Tree that get a little buried because of the rest of the album.
Witness the use of Born In The USA as a song used in political campaigns, when it is anything but what a politician should use, since it’s an attack on the stated values of the United States. Kind of ridiculous that, because the US market is usually too obtuse to understand when they’re being insulted and when they’re not. I’ve heard of the tales that they did or didn’t want to finish with saying outside it’s America, because they weren’t quite sure if they were going to be insulting the US market. If you know the history of the song, that he was there seeing and experiencing what the people of Nicaragua were going through, you get how authentic it really is. He gets into a mild stream of consciousness at that point, telling a story as he goes, and it’s compelling to listen to. In the middle a guy comes up to Bono and you can hear the contempt in his voice. The drums rip through the sky, the bass pounds back and forth. You hear Bono’s voice being what, not quite angry, but harsh. Remember that, next time you’re listening to a so-called religious leader in the United States, ask yourself which side of torture they have professed to be on.īullet starts with a howl of guitar (actually it starts with drums, but then the guitar), and it forms a howling wind. After all, the government tortured people on our behalf, and when those details were leaks there were just as many people saying that they should torture more as there were saying it should stop. Well, I say that, but frankly that’s not true.
This one talks about Central America and the intervention of the United States, something which, if the US people were to know and understand the true details of, they would be ashamed to know what their government did on their behalf. They won 22 Grammy awards, more than any other band.Bullet The Blue Sky is one of those deeply political songs, which U2 have a number of, not nearly as many as they have religious but still, lots. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. U2 sold an estimated 150–170 million records worldwide. U2 take prominent stands on human rights issue and were major participants in the historic "Live Aid" concert of 1985. The group's album "The Joshua Tree" (1987) with topping charts song "With or Without You" was their greatest critical and commercial success.
The band consists of Bono, lead singer and songwriter The Edge, lead guitar, keyboards, vocals Adam Clayton, bass guitar Larry Mullen Jr., drums. Formed in Dublin in October 1976, U2 has been one of the most popular rock bands in the world since the 1980s.
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